Philip Carteret

Philip Carteret (1639-December 1682) was Governor of New Jersey from 1665 to July 1673, preceding Anthony Colve, and Governor of East Jersey from November 1674 to February 1682, succeeding Colve and preceding Robert Barclay.

Biography
Philip Carteret was born at the Manoir de la Hougue, Jersey, England in 1639, and, in 1665, he was appointed England's first colonial governor of New Jersey. He guaranteed freedom of conscience and promised generous land grants, and he designated Elizabeth the capital of New Jersey. During his governorship, more towns sprung up, and there were 3,500 English settlers in the towns of Bergen, Newarke, Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Middletown, and Piscattawy. After the death of George Carteret, Edmund Andros attempted to seize power in East Jersey, and Andros sent a raiding party to Carteret's home. Carteret was beaten and taken to New York City as a prisoner, only to be acquitted by the jury. He died of his wounds in Elizabeth in 1682.